ISO/IEC 17020

Make your inspection the best quality with TUV SUD

Make your inspection the best quality with TUV SUD

TUV SUD IS THE INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION AGENCY IN INDIA SECURED ISO/IEC 17020:2012 CERTIFICATION FOR FOOD INSPECTION

What is ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Accreditation

The ISO/IEC 17020:2012 is a nationally, and internationally, recognized standard. It assures the Compliance, Performance & efficiency of the Inspection Body.

ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation is the highest level of excellence an Inspection Body receives. It’s the highest standard an Inspection Body can receive for their competence. It’s an independent verification that the Inspection Body meets the established quality standards and is competent to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. Accreditation helps the organization to demonstrate integrity, reliability, and technical competence as well as compliance recognized good practices internationally.

 

National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) is the regulatory body for the assessment of Inspection Bodies for accreditation as per the criteria in line with international standards and guidelines. Accredited Body’s conformity assessment reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon. 

Accreditation of an inspection body assures the customers that the inspection body is competent and impartial to its customers.

 

Benefits of Customers in Hiring Accredited Inspection Body Service

  • Accreditation improves the outcome of inspection and mitigates risks.
  • Accreditation ensures the product inspected by accredited agency can be relied upon.
  • Accreditation ensures the personnel involved in inspection is qualified & experienced & they have sound knowledge in assessment.
  • Accredited agencies assessment promotes the product in markets.
  • Customers have reliability in products inspected by accredited inspection agencies.
  • Accreditation fosters a culture of quality and safety.
  • Accreditation enables customers to make a greater impact on their businesses in the market.
  • Accredited conformity evaluation certificate provides a significant competitive advantage to the customer.
  • Accreditations strengthen the market credibility of customer & product and facilitates entry into foreign markets without obstacles.
  • Accreditation serves as an international recognition for Industry and regulators.
  • Accreditation increases the recognition and acceptance of inspection reports across domestic and international customers.
  • Accreditation helps to reduce costs for manufacturers and exporters by reducing or eliminating the need for re-inspection.

 

FOOD SECTOR

TÜV SÜD’s checklist for food safety inspections is extensive, covering a diverse range of food types and taking a holistic view of the food production journey. Our inspectors have specialised knowledge and testing abilities for the following foods: animal feeds; beverages; fish and seafood; fruits, dry fruits, and vegetables; meat products; milk and dairy products; processed foods; vegetable oil and oil seeds.     

Production

Laboratories carry out chemical and microbiological testing to assure the quality and safety of raw foods, feed, pesticide and antibiotic residues, plants, vaccines, disease control, and animal by-products.

Inspection bodies inspect farms and land for compliance with hygiene standards, animal welfare and disease control

 

Distribution

Inspection bodies carry out inspection to ensure roadworthiness and animal protection during transport.

 

Storage

Inspection bodies do warehouse inspections to ensure that goods are stored according to product requirements

 

Distribution

Inspection bodies do pre-shipment inspection of cargo to check the quantity and quality of the merchandise.

 

Processing and packaging

Inspection bodies do packaging inspection while the product is packed into shipping boxes/containers prior to shipping, to ensure that quality is maintained and no damage is done to products during the packing process.

 

Transport

Inspection bodies do warehouse inspections to ensure that goods are stored according to product requirements before cargo transportation.

 

Quality Approach

  • Internal audits
    TÜV SÜD inspections are audited by TUV SUD Head Office of Germany quality assurance team, where independent experts check all aspects of inspections.
  • NABCB Audit Accreditation & audit by National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB)
  • 4-eyes principle
    Inspector & client reports are reviewed & verified by product expertise
  • Inspection method
    Inspections are performed as per the protocol of ISO/IEC 17020. Inspection methods are either client recommended methods or TUV SUD inhouse protocol developed based on international standards.

 

WHY CHOOSE TÜV SÜD’S FOOD QUALITY INSPECTION SERVICES?

 

When you partner with TÜV SÜD, you’ll receive advisory expertise, thorough reports and consultation from our team of on-site experts throughout the entire food production process. Drawing upon our years of experience within the food industry, we make it our business to monitor your approach to quality control and take preventative measures to consistently ensure quality without compromising on delivery time. Finding and correcting any quality issues at the earliest possible stage saves you the time and money that could be spent fixing avoidable errors further along in the chain.

 

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